Extraordinary Meeting July
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN and COUNCILLORS ARE SUMMONED to attend an extraordinary meeting of Market Rasen Town Council, on Wednesday 22nd July 2026 at 7.00pm (ordinary meeting 8th July 2026 not quorate) to be held in the Committee Room of the Festival Hall, Caistor Road, Market Rasen LN8 3HT (ordinary meeting 8th July 2026 inquorate)
Members of the public and the press are invited to attend. This is a public meeting which may be filmed, recorded, and published.
Signed: J Pilley (Chair)
Date: 16th July 2026
AGENDA
1.Open Meeting
The Chairman to welcome those attending and make any announcements
2.Apologies
To receive apologies and resolve to accept valid reasons for absence.
3.Public Forum
Resolve to suspend the meeting for a maximum of ten minutes to allow members of the public to ask questions or make short statements to the Council.
4.Declarations of Interest
To receive declarations of interest in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act and to consider any applications for dispensations in relation to Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.
Councillors may make a declaration of interest at this point and during the course of the meeting.
5.Minutes
To receive as a correct record the draft notes of:
a.Annual Town Council meeting held 13 May 2026
b.Extraordinary Town Council meeting held 29 June 2026
6.To receive the District and County Councillor update.
7.To note the resignation of Cllr M Hassan.
8.To note the list of correspondence received since the May meeting and agree any further actions
a.Community green waste
b.Market place flag pole and provision of union jack flags
c.Volunteer register
9.Co-option Application
To consider application received and invite applicant to address the Council in support of their application.
a)To vote and resolve on the co-option of the applicant.
10.Carried forward from 13th May 2026, minute ref 00174 relates. Agree representatives to Council Groups and Outside Bodies.
11.To receive an update on future events and any associated costs.
12.To receive a Neighbourhood Plan update.
13.To consider whether the council wishes to submit a response in respect of the statutory consultation received for the Lincolnshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan that started Monday 15 June 2026 and finishes at 5pm on Friday 31 July 2026.
14.Retrospectively resolve to re-new and enter into a 24-month digital contract with BT.
15.To appoint an independent tree officer to undertake a tree survey on council owned trees.
16.Finance
a. Resolve accounts for payment.
b. Resolve to accept the 2026/27 bank reconciliation(s) for April, May and June and associated bank balances presented and petty cash.
c. Retrospectively approve the purchase of a petrol-powered jet washer at a cost of £177.52.
d. Resolve a civic allowance for £100 is paid for 2026/27.
e. To retrospectively resolve payment for walker’s welcome net £104.45 and approve annual domain and website hosting for Market Rasen Heritage Tour net £180.
f. To approve the purchase of a leaf blower/vacuum, strimmer and socket set.
17.Planning - access applications via: https://westlindsey-publicportal.statmap.co.uk/horizoNext/publicportal
To resolve responses to new planning and tree application received since the last meeting of the Town Council and any new applications received since the publication of the agenda.
a. Application Number WL/2026/00490 - Proposal: Listed building consent for a change to the colour of the external wall finish and a change to the external shopfront signage.
Location: 26 Market Place, Market Rasen LN8 3HL
b. Application Number WL/2026/00496 - Proposal: Notification under Electricity Act 1989: Overhead Lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 - ENQ23282443 - Installation of three spans of LV Aerial Bundled Conductor (ABC) between existing and replacement LV poles.
Location: Woodlands Cottage, Woodlands Lane, Market Rasen LN8 3RE